WEEK OF JUNE 6

Monday

• 10:00AM Committee Recruitment Open Meeting. Click to read more.

Tuesday

• 1:15PM Golf
• 2:00PM Committee Recruitment Open Meeting. Click to read more.

Wednesday

• 12:30 Bowling
• 1:00PM Walking Group

Thursday

• 10:00AM Curriculum Meeting
• 1:00PM Mah Jonng (lobby)

CLASS SPOTLIGHT:

Aging Gracefully – Let’s Do it Together

With Linda Gatewood- 4 Sessions on Wednesdays, from 1:30-3:00PM beginning June 29.

This course is designed to help older adults remain safe, active, and independent in their homes. Sessions 1 and 2 explore little-known changes in the sensory, musculoskeletal, and nervous systems that naturally occur with aging that can impact safety. Session 3 examines features of the home environment that contribute to falls and strategies to improve safety. Session 4 explores the significance of sleep and sleep quality. Sessions include break-out activities designed to identify concerns and identification of preventative strategies to improve and maintain safety and independence. 

The Folk Singers, the Bureau, & the Second Red Scare 

With Aaron Leonard- 6 Sessions on Thursdays, from 4:30-6:00PM beginning June 23. Zoom

Some of the most prominent folk singers of the 20th century, Woody Guthrie, “Sis” Cunningham, Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Burl Ives, etc., were also political activists with various associations with the American Communist Party. As a consequence, the FBI, along with other governmental and right-wing organizations, monitored them, keeping meticulous files running many thousands of pages and making (and carrying out) plans to purge them from the cultural realm. Using music, video selections, news clippings, and records from extensive Freedom of Information Act filings — including material never before released — the course will bring to life these artists and the systematic way they were subject to government surveillance and suppression.

For a preview, go to youtube.com/watch?v=K-evUBVyxDQ&t=1736s, an hour-long presentation by Malaprop’s Bookstore on the publication of Leonard’s The Folk Singers and the Bureau

 NEW TO ZOOMING?  Are you interested in taking a Zoom class but not sure how? Call or email Beth Desrosiers (beth_desrosiers@uri.edu) or call 401-874-4197. We will set up an appointment to meet in the office and get you all set to join a Zoom meeting! We have some great Zooms this semester! Don’t miss out! We’re here to help.

PHOTO FRIDAY- OLLI members shared their photos of their “Objects of Desire” or interpretations of them. Check out the video of all their photos, or click here to see this month’s Photo of the Month submitted by Carol Pesch.

If you’re interested in joining Photo Friday, you can register online or call the office at 401-874-4197. Each month we photograph a different theme and then meet on the first Friday of the month on Zoom to discuss our photos. It’s FREE…It’s FUN….It’s a great way to meet new FRIENDS! Why not join?

PHOTO FRIDAY EXHIBIT: Join us on Tuesday, June 14, at 11:00AM to view our Photo Friday Exhibit in the lobby at OLLI. Join us for coffee and check out the amazing photos our members have taken!

FREE LECTURE AT WEST WARWICK PUBLIC LIBRARY:

Join us for this Free Lecture- Open to members and non-members. This is a great way to introduce a friend to OLLI!

Lives Less Ordinary with Debbie Suggs
Wednesday, June 29, 5:30-7:00pm at WEST WARWICK LIBRARY

This class will introduce the mysterious locales behind some of early American urban legends, unsolved mysteries, and historic happenings. Participants will learn how local volunteers have joined forces with the RI Historical Cemeteries Commission to restore the historical cemeteries and memorial for these almost-forgotten Rhode Islanders.

Debbie Suggs holds a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s degree in public administration.  She is passionate about all matters related to RI history and folklore.  She has been active in the partnership to improve RI history and social studies standards. She is currently documenting  the burial grounds of RI’s enslaved populations and researching the States pre-revolutionary war Plantation society.

Members can register online.

OLLI TRAVEL RETURNS

We are pleased to be working with Collette Tours providing travel opportunities for our members. Four trips have been planned for your consideration.

• CANYON COUNTRY, October 2022 Join us for a presentation with Collette Tours about the Canyon Trip on Tuesday, June 14, at 1:00pm at OLLI.
• COSTA RICA, March 2023
• HOLLAND/BELGIUM, April 2023
• CALIFORNIA DREAMN’, September 2023

MAKE A GIFT TO OLLI TODAY!

There’s still time to make a donation to OLLI this fiscal year. To date over 240 members have made a gift and we are inviting you to show your support of OLLI with a gift made by June 30th.

Gifts of all amounts are welcome.To continue to deliver such enriching experiences without increasing our fees, it is essential that we maintain a robust membership and that OLLI remains a priority in our members’ charitable giving. Make your tax-deductible gift on-line at urifoundation.org/giveonline or make a check payable to the URI Foundation and return to the OLLI office at 210 Flagg Rd, Rm 212, Kingston, RI 02881.

URI EVENTS: Click here to view URI Events this week.

URI METCALF INSTITUTE LECTURE SERIES:

Click here to view the flyer for the upcoming Metcalf Institute lecture series. The 25th Annual public lecture series is free and open to the public, but registration is required. This year’s series is entitled Flooding and Climate Change: Solutions for a Wetter World. Here are the lecture dates and times, with links to each lecture’s registration form:

* Monday, June 13, 1-2 p.m. EDT via Zoom
Mind the Gaps: Accounting for Present and Future Flood Risk
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0gXSHgOlRJ-JU31rTTgK3A

* Tuesday, June 14, 1-2 p.m. EDT via Zoom
Stormwater Infrastructure Resilience and Justice
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KqQJbDs-Q6u8uQ9oeT5r_Q

* Wednesday, June 15, 1-2 p.m. EDT via Zoom
Lessons from Houston: Remembering and Reimagining Life with Floods
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O0-h-TusQrqpm4ss8NgyJg

* Thursday, June 16, 3:30-4:30 p.m. EDT
The Leeson Lecture- Creating Flood-Prepared Communities: A Policy Agenda
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AxCfJOkLRNOZ1NCXncoO4A. Limited in-person seating will be available for this lecture in Corless Auditorium, URI Narragansett Bay Campus. Via Zoom registration, you’ll indicate whether you’d like to attend in person. We will confirm in-person seating closer to the date of the lecture.

* Friday, June 17, 1-2 p.m. EDT via Zoom
Community-Based Solutions to Rising Coastal Challenges
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mPBgP8H7TuqJ46mjOmO_Bg

Summer Classes Start Monday, June 13. There’s still time to register for some great classes. View them online or click here to read the pdf catalog.